The world miraculous characters in the dream
– the interesting symbol in Vietnamese fairy tales
Dr. Nguyen Thi Dung
Dr. Nguyen Thi Dung, Deputy Department of Inspect, University of Labour and Social Affairs,
43 - Tran Duy Hung street, Trung Hòa ward, Cau Giay district, Hanoi city, Vietnam.
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Abstract
Currently, the world has grown deep concern the issue of symbols. The symbol has become popular research direction and has made certain achievements in the interactive language issues - literature - culture, especially in folklore studies. In the course of research on sub-type miraculous fairytale Vietnam, we found that the world miraculous characters (WMC) in the dream appeared with frequency bearing dense and symbolic meaning. Have to say, the world itself was miraculous character is a symbol system interesting. This dream of fairytale characters is a mystical symbol, universal, all humanity. So, the "WMC in the dream" is a kind of "dream cage dream”, "symbol in the symbol cages" should be "decoded" in order to understand the concept art system about people and the world that the author had been working folk building, sending in there.
Keywords: characters, miraculous, devil, fairy, dream, world
Introduction
The world miraculous characters (WMC) is the most important concept, acquiring the main goal that we want to establish the classification theory of WMC.
WMC is the whole miraculous characters (MC) system in fairy-tales built in the author's imagination.In particular, MC is regarded as a special method to reflect the artistic conception of the world, human by folk author (antediluvian).
WMC can be understood as follows:
WMC includes all types of MC and related relationships (the opposite relationship; compare and contrast relationships; supporting relations etc...).WMC include the entire MC system like gods, evils, Buddhism, Buddha
WMC appearing in the magical fairy-tales story is to perform some certain function, plays a certain role.Most of social problems and the social trends thought that they are resolved directly or indirectly by the MC.
When discussing symbol, Jean Chevalier, Alain Gheerbrant in books: Dictionaries world cultural symbol had a very interesting comments as follows: "Saying that we live in a world of symbols, it is still not enough, to tell the world a living symbol of us, this truly" [1]. WMC and the miraculous world in the dream is the "world of the symbolic" as such.
WMC include: Holy, Gods, Devil, Fairy, Buddha - the Buddha, etc...Long King's poetic symbols and iconic.These symbols may have “many layers of depth and meaning, hard to explain once and for all". Each symbol in a dream world which has" the homogeneity between the expression and what is expressed[2].
We can say, gods, holy, Fairy, devil, Buddhism - Buddha etc ... is the old building are deeply rooted in the culture and spiritual beliefs of the nation's oldest, in religion.The first sign to form symbolic world in general and the "world symbol" in particular is a dream primitive notions, represents the original form of the class "strata" recesses of the subconscious and instinct human.In the process of living, to account for these things, mystical phenomenon around ... and people were assigning them their subjective idea and see it as a convention to distinguish.At each different era, man has conceived and explain things, to understand the phenomenon of different ways.
So, WMC are symbols which is like the river deposited sediment layers that deposition in which multiple layers of culture.To "decode" the symbol, requires people to explain the origin of cultural layers - the first starting point to form the kind MC.
WMC is a form of expression of the world symbol, it bears the full characteristics of that world.
First, WMC is "the visible sign bearing a lead us to the invisible" [3]. "The visible" (the expression) here is the MC, and "the not look see "(what was expressed) is the manifestation of the" underlying idea" inside MC.
"Content manifestation" of MC are images, activities and characteristics of the MC asGod, holy, Fairy, Buddhism - Buddha, devil, goblins,etc ...Marine presentableappearance in the series.
"Underlying idea" in WMC always hidden behind the "manifest content" is the MC.It is the dream, the concept art ... WMC govern the formation, "the content of your dreams expression" of the ancients.
"Contents of expression" in the MC be quite rich expression. For example, when talking about the god, holy, Fairy, Buddhism - Buddha etc ..., people think of the characters have multiple licenses, gentle, human Weather, or help people. this deep roots from "underlying idea", the dream of human life changed. They always wished myself to be happy life, immortality...To understand the "underlying idea", they have to "decode" is "manifest content" of the MC.
To explain the appearance of the MC, we must use the "symbol to symbol explanation".Animated symbol that comes from the consciousness of the people and their environment.The system of spiritual instruction is of god, Buddha ... but also the human.The instructions that sometimes still "closed".To explain it, sometimes have to rely on the habitat.
One of the characteristics of the symbol is "simultaneity of the meaning ... it evokes and mutual penetration between them" [4]. The main characteristics that made co-present symbol of MC - multidimensional. Of course, each character contained in its own symbolic meaning. We will learn the meaning of each type MC logo detail.
Materials and methods
We have applied the methods such as: statistical methods, literature review; comparative method; systematical approach; analytical method; synthetic method; interdisciplinary approach todeploy the topic.
Results
Devil: According to the most common interpretation, the devil (in general) is: "The soul is about, according to superstition," [5]. In the belief, ghosts, demons are not totally symbolizes evil, but when in folklore (folk) often is evil.The devil is the general character of the two types is ghosts and demons.Devils have a lot of categories such as: Yaksa, devil, etc... According to a research topic of our other, demons occupy character number is 41/90, accounting for 45.5% and the frequency of occurrence is 76/191 times, accounting for 39.9%; followed by ghosts, whose number is: 22/90 characters, representing 24.44% and frequency are: 56/191 times, accounting for 29.31% [6].
When it comes to spirits, the devil, the ancient Greeks had the notion:"spirits are divine beings or have a certain power, like the gods.Later, the term was used to refer to those inferior gods and finally to only those spirits demons ... also dead souls, is the patron or scary, intermediaries between mortals and immortals live but will die ... spirits are separate beings exist and abound, reeling everywhere, doing all things good and bad things..."[7].
They also distinguish evil spirits as follows: "... the devil symbolizes all the power disruptor, as shady, weakened conscience and receding of uncertainty and bisexual double-way value: is the center of night, in opposition to God is the center of light” [8].
In the opinion of the peoples, in anywhere that demons appear, they also brought disaster, uncertainty in people.Devils are the embodiment of evil are present throughout the human world.Demon symbolizing the terrible, frightening, evil:
In the stories: Four suffering souls, Two tumors (Vietnam), the demon is common in the deserted temples, deserted, in wet jungle to prowl, to eat human flesh.Devils became the terror of the human mind and they always want to stay away.
Devils do not appear only on earth but also in heaven (Mrs Fabrics Flower).In the opinion of Ede ethnic, the devil's child of God has come into the wildlife and to fool and catch humans on earth to wife.If the devil is evil, aggressive willing to eat all the meat your child, chasing people down to the type of green demon broke his back broken hearted devils are gentle, kind, indications Flower Book to find the whereabouts of his wife.
So, in the minds and a common notion of the demon folk always become a symbol of evil.Usually associated with demonic ghost types:
Ghost in Cock turned into evil ghost, Ghost revenge (Vietnam), symbolizing the souls of the dead, often on earth is about. Ghost also often sought revenge, bring disaster to the people.
Aside from the evil ghost, symbolizing evil, there are ghost pitiful, precious.This is the soul of the man, but noble qualities that have to suffer the injustice of sight needs to be clarified.The ghosts were invaluable help earthly people accomplish career aspirations, career, love, happiness (Current pupil ghost shape, Human married ghost...).
If the story of the Vietnamese people, ghosts are often unfairly longtime soul of the deceased in the story is about the ethnic minorities of the MC was killed, and another was rescued MC right back with magic magical:
Mrs H’bia Phu (BeautifulH’bia Phu’s) was the daughter of the god of water.She has beautiful, and talent to weave cloth. H’bia Phu married to the mortal. To rob her as his wife, hawk began losing her soul. Mr Rit has defeated him hawk and bring the soul of his wife on earth. Grany Pom is used aging miracle so she has risen and become more beautiful than before. So, the concept of ethnic minorities but here is the Chu Ru, man lost souls caught even while alive.Ghosts and souls of men are related intimately to rebirth;a symbol of rebirth.Rebirth by wondrous miracles. The spirit of this type are usually ghost healthy, not harmful to humans.
In the story Mrs Cu Pen, her soul and Dao Lu’s met at the village of God.In the opinion of the Ta Oi ethnic, Heaven village is a place for the souls of the dead reside, meet.This is also a place for people who love each other but can not get to come to your feelings and stay together after death.
MCdemonsare formed in theimaginationandperceptionsassociated withthe ancientart ofabulb, to cause people to have an insight on life, thanks to the interlocking between real and virtual, sound and ocean, past and present.Permanent devil in human consciousness, with dreams and aspirations endless.
Hades, goblins, ghosts v.v…derived from popular beliefs, from the concept of "animism" of man.The devil is common in the limbo, whichis eternity for the dead.The earth is a place to contain the variant form of, revived;the process from death to life.Sometimes the MC put the protagonist, villain to Hades as punishment or deterrence, there are times, Hades the human assistance, enabling people could meet again or put the their loved ones on the ground (Realize mother tongue, White chicken and copper ring ...).
We can say, belief in ghosts is the belief of the human spirit to the afterlife, is the desire to continue life after death.Since ancient times, people lived in a closed world, they are almost no absolute separation between the living and the dead realm.After the man died, the devil (soul) continues to live in the earthly world.Since Buddhism appeared the reincarnation of Buddhism combined with folk beliefs have actually led to the death (the devil) is recycled back to people.Reconstruct images in the system demonic tales, ancient people also through which to lend to inculcate evil people wish they shun evil, do evil.
Heavenis a direct expression of authority, of the eternal, sacred;which is not a thing on earth can be achieved."Symbol of God are often the symbol of the father, in whose jurisdiction, of omnipotence," ... [9]. This means that God, Giang, etc ... Then there are also the non-feature often that people crave to learn.
World symbolizes heaven above, belong to the Heaven.Of the 214 MC belongs Heaven, Heaven 18's character, Giang, Then (as the characters ruled the sky), representing 8.41%[10].The remaining characters belong to God is the son of God, daughter of God, the heavenly God, minister of God, a servant of heaven etc ...
We can say, God, Giang, Then ... just appear magically fairytale ethnic minorities who do not appear in the story of the people of Vietnam.This may stem from the concept and name a character is God's peoples.In the opinion of the Vietnamese, the Ngọc Hoang (Jade Emperor) was considered the ruler of Heaven, of the world on high.And the notion of ethnic minorities, Heaven, Giang, etc...Then was the king of heaven, who dominated and ruled the skies.
Heaven and Giang, etc...Then often male and have absolute authority.The last MC help this man, just hinder them:
Heaven (Fabulous Fan) of Gia Rai ethnic character is sympathetic with the people should have helped them cross above the river.Or as God (Brothers Pong Pha) of Ede ethnic is the image of the merciful father, has allowed miraculous metamorphosis, help for your child.Giang (Mrs Cu Pen) of the Ta Oi ethnic, Giang (Mr Ca Dong) of ethnic Van Kieu etc...understand the suffering, struggle of the human person should have sent his son to earth to save man, to bring happiness to their lives.
Heaven also interfere with humans.These are the villains, symbolizing evil, do evil: God in the story of the nation Sau and Sia of H’mông ethnic very cruel, making every effort to dissociate motherhood. God in Mr Toad of Ca Dong ethnic wrong turn is the son of the rainbow, teeth etc...down to earth to prevent and fight with people, not for them to find wives.
Fairy also belong to the Heaven. Heaven disaster symbolizes the immortal realm, dignified and was the residence of the Ngoc Hoang and the supreme deity.
In MC is Fairy, the fairy always appears very large frequency is because: "The fairy symbolizes the extraordinary ability of the spirit or of the miraculous powers of the human imagination.They performed the most bizarre metamorphosis and in moments can satisfy frustrated desires or higher most period.Fairies shown that human abilities that can not be wished there had...Origins of fairies has roots are manifestations of mother earth.They typically show up in the mountains, near the rocky cleft cracked or near waterfalls, inside a cave, inside an abyss, on the banks of streams, groundwater ..."[11].
To "dream" to the heaven, humans or have reason met first wife, you first, looking forward to immortality or meet the elves to wish "good weather".
According to the results of our survey,women accounted gendered Fairy number and highest frequency (167/263 times, accounting for 63.49%) in the Fairy character is to perform dreamed about marriage - happy thousand generations of folk[12].Fairies, beautiful fairies etc ...appear earthly guise with the animals, and then by chance encounter or distress (caught, trapped between slots boat, about to be butchered ...) should was the earthly man for help, care. Touchy of the kindness and sympathy for the miserable lives, unfortunate, disadvantaged by the talented man so the fairies that sheds external guise to man.Fairies marry the mans is to repay to save lives and also help them overcome challenges, accomplish the dreamof happiness, marriage.
In the story, the fairies are incredibly beautiful.They can do silly people meet from the moment the first or after dropping guise.They also have a warm heart, with loving hearts and skillful hands, like those girls on earth. Fairy became a symbol of gentle woman, the frequency of algae, suffered hard, child injured husband injured.These are the good qualities, noble woman of traditional Vietnamese in general.
Once married to people on earth, the fairies are very hard, did the housework, and her husband worried about business.They truly embody the beautiful woman beautiful streak, arch.Mermaid(Marriaget Fairy)suffered very good sun and rain.Every day, she and her husband set sail fishing boat.In theFairysnails, everyday, fairy left him to rely sowing, into the forest to cut wood, hunting, fishing crabs down slot.Fairy crab(Fairy crab and his fishing)growing vegetables at home, weaving while the husband of the river fishing.In the imagination of the ancients about fairies, apart from extraordinary magnificence, and she also is the wife and mother living a simple life, compassionate, devoted to her husband and children.
When down to earth, there are fairies(Fisher and Princess of River King, Marriaget Fairy, Fairy toad, Fairy snails)met disaster.Was the earthly man for help, the fairies have felt the warm heart of the guy.In this case, the first feelings of supply for the mortal who was thanked by the grateful.In return humans, fairies were twinned with their centennial.
There are also many stories, fairies do not appear in the forms of the animals that make their true forms as beautiful fairies, bearing angel wings(Evening Star and Morning Star, The Golden Mountain area)or shaped shaped like a beautiful girl under the earth(Heaven's return land).